Your data should still be safe on the hard drive. If you don't have a way to copy it to an external hard drive before attempting OS recovery measures I suggest you get someone to do that first.
Rule #1: Always protect your data.
You can always reinstall software or replace hardware.
110 posted on 07/29/2012 7:45:41 PM PDT by ken in texas
(I was taught to respect my elders but it keeps getting harder to find any.)